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flop tube

flop tube noun: a weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down.

Noun

flop tube (plural flop tubes)

  1. A weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down

Forms of flop tube

pluralflop tubes

Questions about flop tube

What does flop tube mean?
Flop tube means a weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down.
What part of speech is flop tube?
Flop tube is a noun.
What is the plural of flop tube?
The plural of flop tube is flop tubes.

Words near flop tube in the dictionary

  1. flop eras
  2. flop for
  3. flop style
  4. flop sweat
  5. flop sweats
  6. flop tube
  7. flop tubes
  8. flop-eared
  9. flop-house
  10. flop-houses
  11. flopdock

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